[Catalog of Promotional Matchbooks]
by [Advertising] MATCH CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: Match Corporation of America, 1950. Very good.. An extravagant catalog of promotional matchbooks from the "World's largest direct selling manufacturer of advertising book matches." Includes examples with sample text and graphics as well as examples from companies all over the US, from diners and motels to major corporations like ALCOA and Borden's. Includes hundreds of stock images and text with various styles, sizes and finishes, from a 10 match book with single color printing to embossed, gold foil 40 match books. Striking (#sorrynotsorry). Hardcover. Plastic-comb-bound book, 10" x 11.5" approx., in illustrated cloth boards. Approx. 136 samples glue-mounted in nine tabbed sections, with tissue guards between pages. Pages profusely illustrated in full color. Light rubbing to boards. Boards bowed. Tabs frayed. Light wear to page edges. Interior generally bright and fresh. Very good. 182pp. Also includes Order form booklet, ad for gold stamping machine, ordering information sheet, sketch request form, distribution contract booklet, and price list.
Details
- Bookseller
- Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42017
- Title
- [Catalog of Promotional Matchbooks]
- Author
- [Advertising] MATCH CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Match Corporation of America
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1950
Terms of Sale
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
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About the Seller
Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2004
Silver Spring, Maryland
About Brian Cassidy Bookseller at Type Punch Matrix
Brian Cassidy Bookseller is the counterculture department of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book firm founded in 2019 by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. BCB @ TPM specializes in the avant garde in all its various guises, including: The Beats; artists' books; poetry; small journals and magazines (especially those associated with the Mimeo Revolution); modern and contemprary art; photography; music; archives and appraisals; as well as vernacular, folk, and outsider books of all kinds. We are always looking to purchase books within my areas of interest, from single titles to collections. Please inquire. We are open by appointment and are easily accessible by public transit.
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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